About some Approaches to the International Law in British Scientists’ Researches (Part II)

The purpose of the research. In continuation of the series of articles devoted to approaches to international law in the scientific doctrine of Great Britain, this study touches upon the views of Georg Schwarzenberger, a famous British scientist, Professor Emeritus of international law at the University of London. During his academic career, he published plenty of works that had a significant impact on foreign science of international law in general and British international legal doctrine in particular. In Russian studies his scientific ideas are given little attention. The selected topics of the Volume 1 of one of his major works, the four-volume «International Law as applied by International Courts and Tribunals», are analized in the article. Given the originality of this work and the degree of its influence on the development of the science of international law, a brief analysis of the main topics presented in it allows us to better understand the foundations of the formation of the concept of international law of the United Kingdom, as well as the research methodology used by the British. Results. The material presented by G.Schwarzenberger is an unconventional study, the purpose of which was to test on a large scale the scientific inductive method and the interdisciplinary approach to international law. The analysis of his work expands the understanding of the directions of development of the science of international law in Great Britain and, accordingly, the degree of its influence on the general international legal concept of the United Kingdom.